Snuff-Movie (2005)

Boris Arkadin is a horror film maker. His pregnant wife was brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s. He becomes a virtual recluse - until years later ... See full summary »

Director:

Bernard Rose

Writer:

Bernard Rose

Stars:

Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Enos, Teri Harrison-Keaton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Boris Arkadin / Mr. Maezel
Lisa Enos	...	Mary Arkardin / Wendy Jones
Teri Harrison-Keaton	...	Pamela / Angie (as Teri Harrison)
Alastair Mackenzie	...	Justin / Andy / Freddy / Peter
Lyndsey Marshal	...	Sandy / X / Janice
Hugo Myatt	...	Dr. Culpepper / Leon Bank / Desk Sergeant
Tedy Necula	...	Marco Arkadin (as Teodor Necula)
Joe Reegan	...	James / Jack
Sharif Rosales-Webb	...	Hugo / Matt Drazin (as Sharif)
Andrew Tiernan	...	constable Fred
Catalina Harabagiu	...	Laura / Youth
Viorica Voda	...	Karin / Teeth
Luana Stoica	...	Wet Nurse
Roxana Andronescu	...	Midwife
Andrei Ionescu	...	Inquisitor

Storyline

Boris Arkadin is a horror film maker. His pregnant wife was brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s. He becomes a virtual recluse - until years later he directs his own snuff inspired movies. He invites actors to take part in an audition at his country manor house - blurring the lines of what is real and what is fiction.

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Plot Keywords:

covered in tar | stabbed in the belly | tar and feathers | sex | female crucifixion | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, bloody violence and gore, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK Romania USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Cenas de Horror - No Limite da Realidade

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capitol Films, Enos/Rose Productions, Junction Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The walls of the mansion where much of the film takes place are decorated with posters of Boris Arkadian's fictitious films 'Premature Burial' (the clip seen at the beginning of the film), 'Pit of Death,' 'Bedlam' and 'The Embalmer.' The credits shown on the posters include not only many members of the crew, but also John Malkovich and Steven Berkoff, both of who were considered for the role of Boris Arkadin.

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Connections

References Mr. Arkadin (1955)

User Reviews

Awful or Genius? or Awfully genius? ...or just awful?

"From the Director of Candyman" was what convinced me to buy this film, and also the fact that it stars Jeroen "Georgi Koskov" Krabbé. I'm not sure what I expected from this film and I'm still unsure as to what it was that I actually saw. Throughout the entire film I was confused as to whether I was watching a work of pure genius or the worst pile of excrement that I have ever seen.

The film had promise but was let down by poor acting and would have benefited from a larger budget. The plot twists and turns, and stumbles and falls... However there was something about this film that I liked, I just can't put my finger on what it was. Maybe i'm just not of high enough intelligence to fully understand it, or maybe it actually was just a terrible movie... I don't know. But I like not knowing. I wouldn't recommend this film to fans of 'Candyman' but i'd say its worth a watch if your into low-budget horror movies.

5/10 - purely because I watched it 3 days ago and i'm still thinking about it. So it can't be that bad, right???